Nova Contract Claims Nixed In Glucose Monitor IP Suit

Law360, New York (July 28, 2010, 5:06 PM EDT) -- A federal judge has shut the door on Nova Biomedical Corp.'s allegations that Roche Diagnostic Operations Inc. stole trade secrets and breached a confidentiality agreement when one of its scientists visited a Nova facility and got a look at unpublished patent applications for glucose monitoring technology.

Judge Joseph J. Farnan Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on Tuesday denied Nova's motions for judgment as a matter of law and for a new trial on its unfair competition and breach of contract...